Mobile WiMax may not make corporate connections
Can mobile WiMax work for business users who are looking for high-speed wireless Internet access? Sprint Nextel Corp. and financial backers that include Intel Corp. and Google Inc. think it can. But WiMax has some obvious limitations.
WiMax is here: What you need to know
WiMax is often confused with Wi-Fi. But only the names are similar. For example, WiMax is 100 percent IP, whereas Wi-Fi is not.
Would-be WiMax users find a shortcut
Wireless users in Baltimore are standing politely in line to sign up for just launched Sprint WiMax service, called XOHM, pronounced "zohm," at slightly better than the expected rate, according to Sprint executives. However, unauthorized users in Chicago, Boston, Dallas, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and Northern Virginia are apparently cutting the line.
Intel's Moorestown platform to get 3.5G support
Intel's upcoming Moorestown chip platform will include optional support for high-speed cellular data services when it hits the market in 2009 or 2010, Intel said Monday.
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